Chess Puzzle #4SZG8 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1113 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king a1; queen e3; rooks d1/h1; bishop f1; knights e4/f3; pawns a2/b2/c4/e2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen a5; rooks a8/f8; bishop f5; knight b4; pawns a7/b7/d6/e5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qc3 — queen e3→c3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxa2# — queen a5→a2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxa2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/pp4pp/3p4/q3pb2/1nP1N3/4QN1P/PP2P1P1/K2R1B1R w - - 1 17

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